Sun and Sea
May | 03
Last Friday, 43 students and 3 staff members boarded a coach bus and headed to the South of Italy for a weekend on the coast. First stop? Pompeii, where students listened to expert tour guides tell stories about a thriving... Read More
Once Upon a Time, There Was an Umbra Professor…
May | 02
One of Umbra's history teachers, Simon Young, will speak this weekend at the Ninth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society on 'The Phantom Armies of Castle-an-Dinas' in Chatham (UK). Dr. Young has published extensively on folklore in the last years. ... Read MoreOrientation at the Umbra Institute
May | 01
Perugia is abuzz with new students! Umbra’s Fall 2014 group arrived on Friday afternoon to sunny skies and warm temperatures – the perfect weather for exploring their new home. Umbra's comprehensive orientation consisted of the following: Day 1 – Airport... Read More
Umbra Student Organizes Intercultural Potluck
Apr | 22
Perugia is not just a city of Italians, but a community of people from all over the world. Current Umbra student Ethan Fichtner, an Arizona State University student, received a taste of Perugia's diversity this semester as a volunteer English... Read More
Benvenuti al Sud!
Apr | 10
This weekend marked another run of Umbra’s thrice-yearly optional trip to the south of Italy. Accompanied by staff members Laura Fronduti and Marco Bagli, 37 Umbra students embarked on the excursion of a lifetime to Pompeii, Ischia, and Naples to... Read More
Student’s Voice: A Crash Course in Fair Trade
Mar | 27
In the final installment of our special, three-part mini blog series, we take a look into the daily routine of a Fair Trade Intern. Joe Yankelowitz, of Washington and Lee University, is studying abroad in Italy and currently enrolled in... Read More